Earnings Release • Apr 24, 2025
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| SEK in millions, except key ratios, per share data and changes |
Jan-Mar 2025 |
Jan-Mar 2024 |
Chg % |
Jan-Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue2 | 20,035 | 19,360 | 3.5 | 80,965 |
| Change (%) like for like | 3.3 | |||
| of which service revenue | 17,031 | 16,720 | 1.9 | 68,420 |
| change (%) like for like | 1.8 | |||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 7,803 | 7,312 | 6.7 | 30,892 |
| change (%) like for like | 6.7 | |||
| margin (%)2 | 38.9 | 37.8 | 38.2 | |
| Adjusted operating income | 3,463 | 3,028 | 14.4 | 12,918 |
| Operating income | 3,602 | 2,641 | 36.4 | 10,834 |
| Total net income3 | 692 | 757 | -8.6 | 7,781 |
| Total EPS (SEK)3 | 0.13 | 0.15 | -13.3 | 1.80 |
| Dividend per share, paid (SEK) | 0.50 | 0.50 | 2.0 | |
| Free cash flow | 1,723 | -278 | 3,414 | |
| Free cash flow per share, rolling twelve months (SEK) | 1.38 | 2.26 | -38.9 | 0.87 |
| CAPEX excl. fees for licenses, spectrum and right-of-use assets | 2,759 | 3,054 | -9.7 | 13,361 |
1) Continuing operations if not otherwise stated. TV and Media was reclassified as discontinued operations in the first quarter of 2025, see Note 13. 2) Restated, see Note 1. 3) Refers to continuing and discontinued operations. 4) CAPEX refers to CAPEX excl. fees for licenses, spectrum and right-of-use assets.
"The first full quarter of our country-led operating model has been encouraging. Overall, our business performed according to expectations, with service revenue growth of 1.8% and EBITDA growth of 6.7%. This excludes TV and Media, which we agreed to divest to Schibsted Media, in line with our focus on our core telecom business. We are fully determined to get the most from our new set-up, and from Telia's unique position as a trusted and sustainable partner for our customers.
In Sweden, consumer trends were stable, with fiber broadband and TV again driving growth, as we pursue our convergent household strategy. In Enterprise, we are seeing early signs of improvement in customer activity, although it remains to be seen if this translates into new orders, given the ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty. EBITDA growth accelerated on the back of cost efficiencies resulting from the change program launched in September 2024.
In Finland, we are continuing to simplify the business by ramping down non-core activities. Combined with a generally weak macroeconomic environment, this resulted in a decline in service revenue in the quarter. The mobile subscriber losses in Consumer continued, but at a slightly reduced rate compared with the same period last year. Meanwhile, our focus on SMEs resulted in positive subscriber growth in this segment. Cost efficiencies from the change program resulted in lower resource costs and EBITDA growth of 6%.
While the business development in Norway remains challenging, it was stable overall in the quarter, albeit with small declines in service revenue and EBITDA owing to headwinds in our broadband and TV business. We are making both network and customer-facing investments to improve these trends, while strengthening our commercial strategy as well as scrutinizing further cost-reduction opportunities. Service revenue and EBITDA are both expected to decline further in 2025 before improving, owing in part to the expiry of a mobile wholesale contract.
Lithuania continues to show solid growth across mobile and fixed, partly helped by the success of a Netflix offering launched in the quarter. Combined with effective cost control, this resulted in double-digit EBITDA growth.
Estonia had a similarly solid development, including strong growth in public sector IT deliveries, resulting in mid-single digit growth in both service revenue and EBITDA.
Telia Towers is now a separately disclosed business no longer organized under Telia Sweden, Norway and Finland. Since Telia Towers was formed in partnership with Alecta and Brookfield in 2021, it has developed well. Today, it has EBITDA of close to SEK 1.5 billion, and approximately half of its revenue comes from external customers.
In January, Telia was awarded an EcoVadis Platinum Medal for the third consecutive year for our sustainability performance, ranking in the top 1% of 130,000 global companies assessed across 21 criteria.
In March, we launched our Climate Transition Plan, which presents our path to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. It

also sets out how Telia's solutions – from 5G networks to the Internet of Things – can help customers to reduce their footprint and save energy.
We are executing in line with our financial plan for the year, having adjusted our free cash flow target in February to around SEK 7.5 billion to reflect the divestment of TV and Media. Our balance sheet strengthened to a leverage of 2.18x, down from 2.28x at the end of 2024, and is expected to strengthen further when the TV and Media transaction closes in Q3 at the latest.
After the end of the quarter, uncertainty and volatility increased in financial markets and international trade following the proposed US tariffs. While European telecoms is not one of the sectors most exposed to these proposals, our business has interdependencies with global supply chains, FX rates and overall economic growth in our region. We are monitoring the situation closely, while focusing on what we can control and on the continued execution of our strategic plan.
With current visibility, our full-year financial outlook is unchanged, including service revenue growth of around 2% and EBITDA growth of at least 5%, as well as free cash flow of around SEK 7.5 billion. In line with our previous forecasts, service revenue growth is still expected to be somewhat lower in the first half of the year than in the second half. As for the EBITDA growth profile, we expect it to be tilted towards Q4, with somewhat lower growth in Q2 and Q3.
I am pleased to see how well our Telia colleagues have delivered throughout a period of change, and the high level of customer focus across our organization. I want to thank all our people and external stakeholders for their ongoing support, which will be invaluable as we continue to evolve our business and deliver on our commitments."
Patrik Hofbauer President & CEO
In CEO comment, all growth rates disclosed are based on the "like for like" definition and EBITDA refers to adjusted EBITDA, unless otherwise stated. See definitions for more information. Free cash flow outlook statements are based on assumptions of normalized cash CAPEX for licenses and spectrum of SEK 650 million per year.
Service revenue growth, like for like, of around 2%.
Adjusted EBITDA growth, like for like, of at least 5%.
CAPEX, excluding fees for licenses, spectrum and right of use assets below SEK 14 billion.
Free cash flow of around SEK 7.5 billion*.
*Free cash flow outlook statements are based on assumptions of normalized cash CAPEX for licenses and spectrum of SEK 650 million per year.
Telia Company targets a leverage corresponding to Net debt/adjusted EBITDA in the range of 2.0-2.5x.
Telia Company intends to follow a progressive dividend policy, with a floor of SEK 2.00 per share and an ambition for low to mid-single digit percentage growth.
For 2024, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on April 9, 2025, decided on a dividend of SEK 2.00 per share (2.00), totaling SEK 7.9 billion (7.9). The dividend will be split and distributed in four tranches of SEK 0.50 per share.
The AGM decided that the first distribution of dividend was to be distributed by Euroclear Sweden on April 16, 2025.
The AGM decided that the final day for trading in shares entitling shareholders to dividend be set for July 29, 2025, and that the first day of trading in shares excluding rights to dividend be set for July 30, 2025. The record date at Euroclear Sweden for the right to receive dividend will be July 31, 2025. The dividend is expected to be distributed by Euroclear Sweden on August 5, 2025.
The AGM decided that the final day for trading in shares entitling shareholders to dividend be set for October 28, 2025, and that the first day of trading in shares excluding rights to dividend be set for October 29, 2025. The record date at Euroclear Sweden for the right to receive dividend will be October 30, 2025. The dividend is expected to be distributed by Euroclear Sweden on November 4, 2025.
The AGM decided that the final day for trading in shares entitling shareholders to dividend be set for February 4, 2026, and that the first day of trading in shares excluding rights to dividend be set for February 5, 2026. The record date at Euroclear Sweden for the right to receive dividend will be February 6, 2026. The dividend is expected to be distributed by Euroclear Sweden on February 11, 2026.
Revenue increased 3.5% to SEK 20,035 million (19,360) and like for like, revenue increased 3.3%.
Service revenue increased 1.9% to SEK 17,031 million (16,720) and like for like, service revenue increased 1.8% driven by a growth for Sweden, Baltics and Other operations.
Adjusted EBITDA increased 6.7% to SEK 7,803 million (7,312) and the adjusted EBITDA margin increased to 38.9% (37.8). Like for like, adjusted EBITDA increased 6.7% driven by most units, although mainly by Sweden.
Operating income increased to SEK 3,602 million (2,641).
Adjustment items affecting operating income amounted to SEK 139 million (-386), see Note 2.
Adjusted operating income increased to SEK 3,463 million (3,028).
Financial items totaled SEK -769 million (-1,221) of which SEK -698 million (-1,074) related to net interest expenses. The decrease in net interest expenses was mainly due to decreased debt.
Income taxes amounted to SEK -557 million (-308) and the effective tax rate was 19.7% (21.7).
Net income from continuing operations amounted to SEK 2,275 million (1,112) and Net income from discontinued operations amounted to SEK -1,583 million (355), see Note 13.
Other comprehensive income decreased to SEK -359 million (2,448). The first quarter 2025 was mainly impacted by negative foreign exchange rate effects whilst the first quarter 2024 was mainly impacted by positive remeasurements of defined benefit pension plans.
Cash flow from operating activities increased to SEK 6,277 million (3,503) as the first quarter of 2025 was impacted by positive working capital contribution whilst working capital in the first quarter 2024 was negatively impacted by reduced vendor financing levels.
Cash flow from investing activities decreased to SEK –3,692 million (226) as the first quarter of 2024 was impacted by net disposals of short-term investments.
Cash flow from financing activities improved to SEK -3,791 million (-11,163) mainly due to lower repayments of borrowings.
Free cash flow increased to SEK 1,723 million (-278) mainly impacted by profitable growth, positive working capital contribution and lower paid interest.
CAPEX excluding right-of-use assets from continuing operations, decreased to SEK 2,762 million (3,056). CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, spectrum and right-of-use assets from continuing operations, decreased to SEK 2,759 million (3,054). Cash CAPEX from continuing operations increased to SEK 3,847 million (3,337).
Net debt from continuing and discontinued operations was SEK 69,966 million at the end of the first quarter (71,378 at the end of the fourth quarter of 2024). The net debt/adjusted EBITDA ratio decreased to 2.18x compared to 2.28x at the end of the fourth quarter 2024. See Note 7.
Goodwill and other intangible assets decreased to SEK 58,906 million (65,442) mainly impacted by the reclassification of TV and Media to Assets classified as held for sale.
Property, plant and equipment decreased to SEK 66,806 million (68,833), mainly due to depreciation and foreign exchange rate effects, partly offset by investments.
Film and program rights, non-current decreased to SEK - million (2,503), due to by the reclassification of TV and Media to Assets classified as held for sale.
Non-current interest-bearing receivables decreased to SEK 2,965 million (4,880) mainly driven by net divestments of investment bonds and market value changes of derivatives.
Film and program rights, current decreased to SEK - million (1,935), due to the reclassification of TV and Media to Assets classified as held for sale.
Assets classified as held for sale increased to SEK 9,151 million (-) as TV and Media was classified as discontinued operations and the shareholding in Marshall Group was classified as held for sale. See Note 13.
Non-current borrowings decreased to SEK 81,826 million (87,826) mainly impacted by foreign exchange rates and interest rates effects on issued bonds and derivatives and by reclassifications to current borrowings.
Trade payables and other current liabilities, current tax payables and current provisions decreased to SEK 25,958 million (31,015) mainly due to paid dividend liability, decrease in accounts payable and current film and program liabilities, impacted by the reclassification of TV and Media to liabilities classified as held for sale.
Liabilities directly associated with assets classified as held for sale increased to SEK 2,510 million (-) as TV and Media was classified as discontinued operations. See Note 13.
– On April 9, 2025, Telia Company announced the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting, including the implementation of a long-term incentive plan 2025/2028.
In the quarter Telia's mobile network was again ranked as the best in the country and top five globally according to the independent benchmarking company umlaut, and Telia was for the 15th consecutive year named the most sustainable brand in the industry according to Sustainable Brand Index 2025. Telia also announced the ambition to further improve capacity and coverage along the Swedish railway system with the target to have it fully covered by 2030. Following a successful first phase, the collaboration between Telia and Ellevio moved on to the next leg of the multiyear project that targets a smarter electrical grid by upgrading Ellevio's electrical substations.
Mobile postpaid subscriptions excluding M2M services decreased by ~12,000 in the quarter, driven by the Enterprise segment. TV subscriptions increased by ~23,000 and broadband subscriptions decreased by ~3,000 in the quarter.
Revenue, like for like, increased 2.2% driven predominately by increased service revenue and to some extent also increased sales of equipment.
Highlights
SEK in millions, except margins, operational data and changes Jan-Mar 2025 Jan-Mar 2024 Chg % Jan-Dec 2024 Revenue 8,894 8,707 2.2 35,392 Change (%) like for like 2.2 of which service revenue (external) 7,790 7,637 2.0 30,798 change (%) like for like 2.0 Adjusted EBITDA 3,385 3,120 8.5 13,256 margin (%) 38.1 35.8 37.5 change (%) like for like 8.5 Adjusted operating income1 1,759 1,449 21.4 6,347 Operating income 1,941 1,371 41.5 6,046 CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, spectrum and right-of-use assets1 905 1,013 -10.6 4,332 Subscriptions, (thousands)2 Mobile 9,049 8,814 2.7 9,002 Postpaid, excl. machine-to-machine 3,840 3,884 -1.1 3,853 Postpaid, machine-to-machine 4,671 4,359 7.2 4,593 Prepaid 537 571 -5.9 556 Fixed telephony 213 297 -28.4 229 Broadband 1,391 1376 1.1 1,393 TV 1,138 1,051 8.3 1,115 ARPU, (SEK) Mobile, postpaid1 237 238 -0.3 240 Broadband 346 346 0.0 347 TV 245 232 5.6 237 Employees1 4,416 4,635 -4.7 4,514
1) Restated, see Note 1.
2) Refers to the closing balance for each period.
Service revenue, like for like, increased 2.0% as a slight decrease of 0.6% for mobile service revenue was more than compensated for by fixed service revenue increasing 3.4%. This as a result from mainly TV revenue growing 14.8% due to both subscriber base and ARPU expansion, but also from business solutions revenue growing by 12.2% which more than compensated for a continued decline in fixed telephony revenue.
Adjusted EBITDA margin increased to 38.1% (35.8) and adjusted EBITDA, like for like, increased 8.5% driven both by service revenue growth as well as significantly lower operational expenses, mainly due to lower cost allocations from central functions driven by the change program.
CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, spectrum and right-of-use assets, decreased 10.6% to SEK 905 million (1,013).
In the quarter Holger Haljand, previously responsible for Telia's operations in Estonia, was appointed and assumed the position as CEO of Telia Finland. Telia participated in the NATO TIDE Sprint event, and during an exercise in Lapland an armored vehicle was fitted with remote control capabilities and operated at high speed from nearly 100 kilometers away using a slice in Telia's 5G network. Also, after seeing a record increase of active users last year, the popularity of Telia's mobile certificate continued to grow in 2025 and is currently used by customers for identification in connection to various online services up to 2.5 million times a month.
Mobile postpaid subscriptions excluding M2M services decreased by ~22,000 in the quarter partly driven by the loss of ~7,000 mobile broadband subscriptions. TV subscriptions remained unchanged and broadband subscriptions increased by ~1,000 in the quarter.
Revenue, like for like, decreased 0.7% due to a decline in service revenue, partly offset by higher sales of equipment.
Service revenue, like for like, decreased 1.9% partly as mobile service revenue declined 0.4%, but mainly as fixed service revenue declined 3.3%. The latter as growth in broadband and Other fixed service revenue was more than offset by lower revenue from business solutions following mainly the ongoing ramp-down of the e-invoicing business.
Adjusted EBITDA margin increased to 31.4% (29.4) and adjusted EBITDA, like for like, increased 5.6% as the negative impact from lower service revenue was more than compensated for by a lower cost level, mainly related to resources as a consequence of the change program.
CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, spectrum and right-of-use assets, increased 13.0% to SEK 321 million (284).
| SEK in millions, except margins, | Jan-Mar | Jan-Mar | Chg | Jan-Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| operational data and changes Revenue |
2025 | 2024 | % | 2024 |
| Change (%) like for like | 3,756 | 3,753 | 0.1 | 15,507 |
| of which service revenue (external) | -0.7 | |||
| change (%) like for like | 3,276 | 3,317 | -1.3 | 13,532 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | -1.9 | |||
| margin (%) | 1,180 | 1,102 | 7.1 | 4,634 |
| 31.4 | 29.4 | 29.9 | ||
| change (%) like for like | 5.6 | |||
| Adjusted operating income | 349 | 262 | 33.6 | 1,176 |
| Operating income | 325 | 243 | 33.6 | 803 |
| CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, spectrum and right-of-use assets1 |
321 | 284 | 13.0 | 1,521 |
| Subscriptions, (thousands)2 | ||||
| Mobile | 3,058 | 3,086 | -0.9 | 3,115 |
| Postpaid, excl. machine-to-machine | 2,475 | 2,541 | -2.6 | 2,497 |
| Postpaid, machine-to-machine | 486 | 452 | 7.6 | 515 |
| Prepaid | 97 | 93 | 3.7 | 103 |
| Fixed telephony | 9 | 11 | -21.7 | 9 |
| Broadband | 619 | 606 | 2.0 | 617 |
| TV | 650 | 659 | -1.4 | 651 |
| ARPU, (EUR) | ||||
| Mobile, postpaid1 | 19.1 | 18.8 | 1.4 | 18.9 |
| Broadband | 11.6 | 11.1 | 4.6 | 11.4 |
| TV | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 6.9 |
| Employees1 | 2,329 | 2,656 | -12.3 | 2,489 |
1) Restated, see Note 1.
In the quarter and in connection to the World championship in skiing, Telia strengthened its existing 5G network in and around the ski stadium Granåsen in Trondheim, ensuring a great customer experience for the audience and for NRK to produce advanced broadcasts over Telia's 5G SA network. Furthermore, Telia also tested the speed of its transport network and achieved 1.6 terabits per second in a single optical channel between Oslo and Trondheim, a speed that is among the best in the world at this distance. Telia and TV 2 was not able to reach a new distribution agreement and Telia therefore removed TV 2's channels and streaming services from its TV offerings as of March 2025.
Mobile postpaid subscriptions excluding M2M services decreased by ~6,000 in the quarter driven by the consumer segment. TV subscriptions declined by ~3,000 and broadband subscriptions increased by ~1,000 in the quarter.
Revenue, like for like, decreased 1.0% due to decreased service revenue as well as lower sale of equipment.
Service revenue, like for like, decreased 0.7% as growth of 0.8% for mobile service revenue was more than offset by fixed service revenue declining by 4.1% predominately driven by lower revenue from TV and broadband.
Adjusted EBITDA margin decreased to 45.8% (46.1) and adjusted EBITDA like for like decreased 1.7% as lower operational expenses could not fully offset the negative impact from the decline in service revenue.
CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, spectrum and right-of-use assets, decreased 6.8% to SEK 489 million (525).
| SEK in millions, except margins, | Jan-Mar | Jan-Mar | Chg | Jan-Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| operational data and changes | 2025 | 2024 | % | 2024 |
| Revenue | 3,415 | 3,512 | -2.8 | 14,307 |
| Change (%) like for like | -1.0 | |||
| of which service revenue (external) | 2,985 | 3,063 | -2.5 | 12,403 |
| change (%) like for like | -0.7 | |||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 1,564 | 1,619 | -3.4 | 6,692 |
| margin (%) | 45.8 | 46.1 | 46.8 | |
| change (%) like for like | -1.7 | |||
| Adjusted operating income | 556 | 668 | -16.7 | 2,347 |
| Operating income | 555 | 619 | -10.4 | 2,198 |
| CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, | 489 | 525 | -6.8 | 2,310 |
| spectrum and right-of-use assets1 | ||||
| Subscriptions, (thousands)2 | ||||
| Mobile | 2,368 | 2,355 | 0.6 | 2,376 |
| Postpaid, excl. machine-to-machine | 1,869 | 1,883 | -0.7 | 1,875 |
| Postpaid, machine-to-machine | 237 | 196 | 20.9 | 232 |
| Prepaid | 262 | 276 | -5.0 | 269 |
| Fixed telephony | 12 | 13 | -6.3 | 13 |
| Broadband | 481 | 492 | -2.4 | 480 |
| TV | 454 | 466 | -2.5 | 457 |
| ARPU, (NOK) | ||||
| Mobile, postpaid1 | 282 | 278 | 1.5 | 279 |
| Broadband | 249 | 249 | 0.1 | 253 |
| TV | 295 | 300 | -1.8 | 298 |
| Employees1 | 1,426 | 1,451 | -1.7 | 1,461 |
1) Restated, see Note 1.
In the quarter registration requirement for prepaid customers was introduced for all operators and Telia launched new attractive and flexible data roaming packages for travelers outside of the EU. Telia also launched an exclusive partnership with Netflix, making access to Netflix content even easier for Telia customers. In addition, Shopper Quality awarded Telia for having the best customer care among telecommunication operators in the country.
Mobile postpaid subscriptions excluding M2M services increased by ~10,000 in the quarter. TV subscriptions decreased by ~2,000 and broadband subscriptions decreased by ~3,000 in the quarter.
Revenue, like for like, increased 1.0% as increased service revenue more than compensated for lower sales of equipment.
Service revenue, like for like, increased 3.8% driven both by mobile service revenue which increased 7.0% driven by both ARPU and postpaid subscription base expansion, and fixed service revenue which increased 1.7% mainly due to growth for broadband and business solutions.
Adjusted EBITDA margin increased to 42.2% (38.4) and adjusted EBITDA like for like increased 9.9% due to the growth in service revenue as well as lower operational expenses, in part due to the change program.
CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, spectrum and right-of-use assets, decreased 46.5% to SEK 99 million (185).
| SEK in millions, except margins, | Jan-Mar | Jan-Mar | Chg | Jan-Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| operational data and changes | 2025 | 2024 | % | 2024 |
| Revenue | 1,366 | 1,331 | 2.6 | 5,618 |
| Change (%) like for like | 1.0 | |||
| of which service revenue (external) | 1,117 | 1,058 | 5.6 | 4,439 |
| change (%) like for like | 3.8 | |||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 576 | 511 | 12.8 | 2,121 |
| margin (%) | 42.2 | 38.4 | 37.8 | |
| change (%) like for like | 9.9 | |||
| Adjusted operating income | 362 | 307 | 18.0 | 1,269 |
| Operating income | 356 | 300 | 18.6 | 1,227 |
| CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, | 99 | 185 | -46.5 | 671 |
| spectrum and right-of-use assets1 | ||||
| 2 Subscriptions, (thousands) |
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| Mobile | 1,667 | 1,626 | 2.5 | 1,703 |
| Postpaid, excl. machine-to-machine | 1,066 | 1,013 | 5.3 | 1,056 |
| Postpaid, machine-to-machine | 352 | 307 | 14.6 | 342 |
| Prepaid | 249 | 306 | -18.8 | 304 |
| Fixed telephony | 133 | 151 | -11.8 | 138 |
| Broadband | 417 | 425 | -1.8 | 420 |
| TV | 258 | 260 | -0.8 | 259 |
| ARPU, (EUR) | ||||
| Mobile, postpaid1 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 2.2 | 12.5 |
| Broadband | 15.5 | 14.5 | 6.4 | 14.9 |
| TV | 12.7 | 12.1 | 4.7 | 12.2 |
| Employees1 | 1,512 | 1,672 | -9.6 | 1,539 |
1) Restated, see Note 1.
In the quarter Netflix was incorporated into Telia's TV streaming propositions resulting in new attractive and highly user-friendly propositions centered around the acclaimed content. Telia was also announced as the best employer in the IT and Telco sector and fourth in the overall ranking according to CV.ee. As a testament of superior customer service, Telia's customer operations won the Good Service 2025 competition according to a survey conducted by Heateenindus.ee.
Mobile postpaid subscriptions excluding M2M services increased by ~2,000 in the quarter. TV subscriptions decreased by ~3,000 and broadband subscriptions decreased by ~1,000 in the quarter.
Revenue, like for like, increased 2.8% as increased service revenue more than compensated for lower equipment sales.
Service revenue, like for like, increased 4.6% as mobile service revenue increased 3.5% due to postpaid subscriber base and ARPU expansion, and fixed service revenue increased by 5.5% driven mainly by increased revenue from broadband, business solutions as well as Other service revenue.
Adjusted EBITDA margin increased to 41.9% (41.2) and adjusted EBITDA, like for like, increased 4.5% driven by the growth service revenue as well as also lower operational costs. The adjusted EBITDA margin was also positively impacted by lower equipment sales.
CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, spectrum and right-of-use assets, increased 10.1% to SEK 92 million (84).
| SEK in millions, except margins, operational data and changes |
Jan-Mar 2025 |
Jan-Mar 2024 |
Chg % |
Jan-Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,025 | 981 | 4.5 | 4,095 |
| Change (%) like for like | 2.8 | |||
| of which service revenue (external) | 888 | 834 | 6.4 | 3,488 |
| change (%) like for like | 4.6 | |||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 430 | 404 | 6.3 | 1,683 |
| margin (%) | 41.9 | 41.2 | 41.1 | |
| change (%) like for like | 4.5 | |||
| Adjusted operating income | 262 | 235 | 11.1 | 978 |
| Operating income | 261 | 233 | 12.0 | 939 |
| CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, spectrum and right-of-use assets1 |
92 | 84 | 10.1 | 559 |
| Subscriptions, (thousands)2 | ||||
| Mobile | 1,310 | 1,274 | 2.8 | 1,317 |
| Postpaid, excl. machine-to-machine | 669 | 652 | 2.6 | 667 |
| Postpaid, machine-to-machine | 525 | 497 | 5.7 | 525 |
| Prepaid | 115 | 125 | -7.5 | 125 |
| Fixed telephony | 155 | 173 | -10.7 | 162 |
| Broadband | 266 | 270 | -1.4 | 267 |
| TV | 183 | 190 | -3.5 | 186 |
| ARPU, (EUR) | ||||
| Mobile, postpaid1 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 1.4 | 12.5 |
| Broadband | 22.8 | 21.8 | 4.7 | 22.4 |
| TV | 14.5 | 13.4 | 8.1 | 14.0 |
| Employees1 | 1,231 | 1,390 | -11.4 | 1,234 |
1) Restated, see Note 1.
Other operations comprise Telia's mobile business in Latvia (LMT), the Latvian fixed-line business (Tet) which is an associated company, Telia Towers, Telia Finance and Group functions. Revenue from the transitional services and equipment sales to the sold Danish entities and related costs are also recognized within Other operations.
Revenue, like for like, increased 40.7% driven mainly by increased revenue from services and equipment relating to the service agreement with Norlys. See Note 4.
Adjusted EBITDA margin decreased to 42.3% (51.5) mainly due to increased equipment sales and adjusted EBITDA, like for like, increased 21.5% mainly due to a positive development for Latvia, Telia Towers and service revenue growth related to the service agreement with Norlys.
In Latvia, revenue like for like, increased 3.4% as increased service revenue offset lower equipment sales. Adjusted EBITDA like for like increased 6.5% driven by the growth in service revenue. Mobile postpaid subscriptions excluding M2M services increased by ~4,000 in the quarter.
For Telia Towers, revenue like for like (external and internal), increased 6.6% mainly driven by Sweden and Norway, where price adjustments became effective for both internal and external customers in January. Adjusted EBITDA like for like increased 8.0% driven by the increase in revenue and lower costs.
| SEK in millions, except margins, operational data and changes |
Jan-Mar 2025 |
Jan-Mar 2024 |
Chg % |
Jan-Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Change (%) like for like |
1,579 40.7 |
1,077 | 46.6 | 6,046 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 667 | 555 | 20.4 | 2,505 |
| margin (%) | 42.3 | 51.5 | 41.4 | |
| change (%) like for like | 21.5 | |||
| Income from associated companies | -27 | 30 | -191.4 | 117 |
| Adjusted operating income | 176 | 108 | 63.2 | 802 |
| Operating income | 165 | -126 | -378 | |
| CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, spectrum and right-of-use assets1 |
852 | 967 | -11.9 | 3,965 |
| Employees1 | 4,126 | 4,736 | -12.9 | 4,432 |
1) Restated, see Note 1.
| SEK in millions, except margins, operational data and changes |
Jan-Mar 2025 |
Jan-Mar 2024 |
Chg % |
Jan-Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 805 | 766 | 5.1 | 3,420 |
| Change (%) like for like | 3.4 | |||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 255 | 236 | 8.2 | 1,077 |
| change (%) like for like | 6.5 | |||
| CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, spectrum and right-of-use assets1 |
144 | 151 | -4.8 | 677 |
| Operational data, (thousands)2 | ||||
| Postpaid, excl. machine-to-machine | 834 | 824 | 1.2 | 830 |
1) Restated, see Note 1. 2) Refers to the closing balance for each period.
| SEK in millions, except margins, operational data and changes |
Jan-Mar 2025 |
Jan-Mar 2024 |
Chg % |
Jan-Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue, external and internal | 577 | 543 | 6.3 | 2,199 |
| Change (%) like for like | 6.6 | |||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 385 | 355 | 8.3 | 1,469 |
| change (%) like for like | 8.0 | |||
| CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, | 70 | 77 | -9.1 | 371 |
| spectrum and right-of-use assets | ||||
| Operational data | ||||
| Number of sites1 | 8,077 | 7,961 | 1.4 | 8,070 |
| Tenancy ratio | 2.28x | 2.32x | 2.28x | |
On February 25, 2025, Telia Company announced the signing of an agreement to divest its TV and Media business, including the TV4 and MTV brands in Sweden and Finland respectively, to Schibsted Media. Based on the signed sales agreement, segment TV and Media is classified as held for sale and discontinued operations as of February 25, 2025.
As a consequence of the agreement, Mathias Berg, Senior Vice President, Head of TV and Media, will effective May 1, 2025, no longer be part of the Telia Company Group Executive Management Team. Mathias Berg will report directly to Telia Company's President and CEO Patrik Hofbauer until closing of the divestment.
In TV and Media revenue increased to SEK 1,959 million (1,915) and adjusted EBITDA increased to SEK 137 million (-167) driven by reduced content costs as well as a continued good momentum for the digital transformation.
On April 2, 2024, the sale of Telia Company's operations and network assets in Denmark to Norlys a.m.b.a. was completed. The operations and network assets in Denmark sold were classified as held for sale and discontinued operations since September 15, 2023. Danish units that are not sold are included in Other operations within continuing operations.
Highlights for discontinued operations are presented in a condensed format. For more information on the disposal and discontinued operations, see Note 13.
| SEK in millions, except margins, | Jan-Mar | Jan-Mar | Chg | Jan-Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| operational data and changes | 20251 | 20242 | % | 20242 |
| Revenue | 1,959 | 3,187 | -38.5 | 9,436 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 137 | 191 | -28.3 | 811 |
| margin (%) | 7.0 | 6.0 | 16.7 | 8.6 |
| CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, spectrum and right-of-use assets |
31 | 200 | -84.5 | 328 |
1) Comprises TV and Media. 2) Comprises TV and Media as well as Denmark.
| number of shares Note 2025 2024 2024 Revenue 3, 4 20,035 19,360 80,965 Goods and services purchased -6,830 -6,357 -27,918 Personnel expenses -3,136 -3,432 -13,990 Other external expenses -2,346 -2,503 -9,895 Other operating income and expenses, net 220 -142 141 EBITDA 7,942 6,925 29,303 Depreciation, amortization and impairment -4,365 -4,321 -18,589 Income from associated companies and joint 25 37 120 ventures Operating income 3 3,602 2,641 10,834 Financial items, net -769 -1,221 -4,600 Income after financial items 2,833 1,420 6,234 Income taxes -557 -308 -1,313 Net income from continuing operations 2,275 1,112 4,921 Net income from discontinued operations 13 -1,583 -355 2,859 Total net income 692 757 7,781 Items that may be reclassified to net income: Foreign currency translation differences from continuing -1,410 217 64 operations Foreign currency translation differences from discontinued 157 174 119 operations Cash flow hedges -24 259 -213 Cost of hedging 34 -9 -226 Debt instruments at fair value through OCI 0 -2 -2 Income taxes relating to items that may be reclassified -271 245 300 Items that will not be reclassified to net income: Equity instruments at fair value through OCI 680 - 19 Remeasurements of defined benefit pension plans 612 1,964 3,573 Income taxes relating to items that will not be reclassified -137 -401 -732 Other comprehensive income (OCI) -359 2,448 2,902 Total comprehensive income 333 3,205 10,683 Net income attributable to: Owners of the parent 510 598 7,079 Non-controlling interests 183 160 702 Total comprehensive income attributable to: Owners of the parent 397 2,805 9,799 Non-controlling interests -64 400 884 Earnings per share (SEK), basic and diluted 0.13 0.15 1.80 of which from continuing operations, basic and 0.24 1.07 0.53 diluted Number of shares (thousands) Outstanding at period-end 6 3,932,109 3,932,109 3,932,109 Weighted average, basic and diluted 3,932,109 3,932,109 3,932,109 Adjusted EBITDA 2, 15 7,803 7,312 30,892 Adjusted operating income 2, 15 3,463 3,028 12,918 |
SEK in millions, except per share data and | Jan-Mar | Jan-Mar | Jan-Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK in millions | Note | Mar 31, 2025 |
Dec 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Goodwill and other intangible assets | 5 | 58,906 | 65,442 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 5 | 66,806 | 68,833 |
| Film and program rights, non-current | - | 2,503 | |
| Right-of-use assets | 5 | 16,401 | 17,181 |
| Investments in associated companies and joint ventures, pension obligation assets and other non-current assets |
9 | 11,899 | 10,964 |
| Deferred tax assets | 639 | 1,075 | |
| Non-current interest-bearing receivables | 7, 9 | 2,965 | 4,880 |
| Total non-current assets | 157,616 | 170,877 | |
| Film and program rights, current | - | 1,935 | |
| Inventories | 1,913 | 1,869 | |
| Trade and other receivables and current tax receivables | 9 | 13,062 | 13,998 |
| Current interest-bearing receivables | 7, 9 | 6,123 | 5,780 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 7, 9 | 8,389 | 9,812 |
| Assets classified as held for sale | 13 | 9,151 | - |
| Total current assets | 38,638 | 33,395 | |
| Total assets | 196,255 | 204,272 | |
| Equity and liabilities Equity attributable to owners of the parent |
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| Equity attributable to non-controlling interests | 55,846 | 55,439 | |
| Total equity | 3,679 | 3,918 | |
| Non-current borrowings | 59,526 | 59,357 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 7, 8, 9 | 81,826 | 87,826 |
| Provisions for pensions and other non-current provisions | 8,721 | 9,079 | |
| Other non-current liabilities | 5,194 | 5,697 | |
| Total non-current liabilities | 1,008 | 1,190 | |
| 96,749 | 103,793 | ||
| Current borrowings | 7, 8, 9 | 11,513 | 10,108 |
| Trade payables and other current liabilities, current tax payables and current provisions | 9, 12 | 25,958 | 31,015 |
| Liabilities directly associated with assets classified as held for sale | 12, 13 | 2,510 | - |
| Total current liabilities | 39,980 | 41,122 | |
| Total equity and liabilities | 196,255 | 204,272 |
| SEK in millions Note |
Jan-Mar 2025 |
Jan-Mar 2024 |
Jan-Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | 692 | 757 | 7,781 |
| Adjustments | 6,445 | 5,515 | 22,266 |
| Cash flow before change in working capital | 7,137 | 6,272 | 30,046 |
| Increase/decrease film and program right assets and liabilities1 | 320 | -550 | 388 |
| Increase/decrease other operating receivables, liabilities, and inventories |
512 | -652 | -3,485 |
| Change in working capital | 832 | -1,202 | -3,097 |
| Amortization and impairment of film and program rights1 | -1,692 | -1,567 | -5,753 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | 6,277 | 3,503 | 21,196 |
| of which from discontinued operations | -61 | -470 | 1,076 |
| Cash CAPEX (Intangible assets and property, plant and equipment acquired) |
-3,872 | -3,561 | -13,889 |
| Intangible assets and property, plant and equipment divested 13 |
202 | 7 | 242 |
| Operations and other equity instruments divested 13 |
-459 | 1 | 8,071 |
| Loans granted and other similar investments | -93 | -374 | -3,438 |
| Repayment of loans granted and other similar investments | 984 | 437 | 6,524 |
| Cash flow from other investing activities | -454 | 3,716 | 6,598 |
| Total cash flow from investing activities | -3,692 | 226 | 4,107 |
| of which from discontinued operations | -22 | -122 | -244 |
| Cash flow before financing activities | 2,585 | 3,729 | 25,303 |
| Dividends paid to owners of the parent | -1,966 | -1,966 | -7,864 |
| Dividends paid to holders of non-controlling interests | -174 | -175 | -491 |
| Proceeds from borrowings | 163 | 35 | 79 |
| Repayment of borrowings | -823 | -13,107 | -19,883 |
| Cash flow from other financing activities | -992 | 4,050 | 818 |
| Cash flow from financing activities | -3,791 | -11,163 | -27,341 |
| of which from discontinued operations | -26 | -31 | -441 |
| Cash flow for the period | -1,206 | -7,434 | -2,037 |
| of which from discontinued operations | -110 | -623 | 391 |
| Cash and cash equivalents, opening balance | 9,813 | 11,764 | 11,764 |
| Cash flow for the period | -1,206 | -7,434 | -2,037 |
| Exchange rate differences in cash and cash equivalents | -217 | 137 | 85 |
| Cash and cash equivalents, closing balance | 8,389 | 4,468 | 9,812 |
| of which from continuing operations | 8,389 | 3,783 | 9,812 |
| of which from discontinued operations | - | 685 | - |
See Note 15 section Free cash flow for further information.
1) Total cash outflow from acquired film and program rights is the total of Increase/decrease film and program right assets and liabilities and Amortization and impairment of film and program rights.
| Owners of the | Non-controlling | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK in millions | parent | interests | equity | |
| Opening balance, January 1, 2024 | 53,468 | 3,526 | 56,994 | |
| Dividends | - | -175 | -175 | |
| Share-based payments | 7 | - | 7 | |
| Total transactions with owners | 7 | -175 | -168 | |
| Total comprehensive income | 2,805 | 400 | 3,205 | |
| Closing balance, March 31, 2024 | 56,280 | 3,751 | 60,031 | |
| Dividends | -7,864 | -316 | -8,181 | |
| Share-based payments | 27 | - | 27 | |
| Total transactions with owners | -7,838 | -316 | -8,154 | |
| Total comprehensive income | 6,994 | 484 | 7,478 | |
| Equity transactions in associates | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Closing balance, December 31, 2024 | 55,439 | 3,918 | 59,357 | |
| Dividends | - | -174 | -174 | |
| Share-based payments | 9 | - | 9 | |
| Total transactions with owners | 9 | -174 | -165 | |
| Total comprehensive income | 397 | -64 | 333 | |
| Closing balance, March 31, 2025 | 55,846 | 3,679 | 59,526 |
The Telia Company group applies IFRS Accounting Standards as adopted by the European Union. The parent company's financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Swedish Annual Accounts Act as well as standard RFR 2 Accounting for Legal Entities and other statements issued by the Swedish Corporate Reporting Board. For the group this Interim report has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting and for the parent company in accordance with the Swedish Annual Accounts Act. The accounting policies adopted, and computation methods used are consistent with those followed in the Annual report 2024.
All amounts in this report are presented in SEK millions, unless otherwise stated. Rounding differences may occur. Comparable figures are provided in parentheses and refer to the same item in the corresponding period last year, unless otherwise stated. If prior periods have been restated for comparability to reflect changes in financial and operational data, the changes are only described if material.
For more information regarding:
From January 1, 2025, based on changes in internal management reporting and internal steering, all internal transactions are reported as cost allocations where the sending unit reports the transfer as a cost reduction. In accordance with the new internal reporting, segment assets and segment liabilities only include external items. Previously some internal transactions were reported as internal revenue and segment assets and segment liabilities included both internal and external items.
The Telia Towers businesses in Sweden, Finland and Norway have been reclassified to Telia Asset Management within Other operations from January 1, 2025 in order to reflect the corresponding internal reorganization.
The new country-led operating model has been fully reflected in the segment reporting from January 1, 2025, impacting number of employees and CAPEX in the segments.
Comparative periods have been restated, see restatement tables below.
Segment TV and Media was classified as held for sale and discontinued operations from February 25, 2025. Operations and network assets in Denmark, which were sold in April 2024, were classified as held for sale and discontinued operations from September 15, 2023. Danish units that were not sold are included in Other operations within continuing operations. Discontinued operations (TV and Media and Denmark) are not included in the segment information in Note 3. For information on discontinued operations and disposals, see Note 13.
Historical financial data has been restated to reflect the reorganization of Telia Towers to Other operations (previously reported under Sweden, Finland and Norway). Furthermore, internal revenue has been restated due to new internal transactions reporting and as a result of the new country-led organization, CAPEX excl. fees for licenses and spectrum and right-of-use assets and number of employees have been restated between segments for comparability as per tables below.
| Jan-Mar 2024 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK in millions | Sweden | Finland | Norway | Lithuania | Estonia | Other operations |
Elim. | Total |
| Other mobile service revenue | -38 | -116 | -54 | - | - | 207 | - | - |
| Mobile service revenue | -38 | -116 | -54 | - | - | 207 | - | - |
| Other service revenue | -1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Total service revenue | -39 | -116 | -54 | - | - | 209 | - | - |
| Equipment revenue | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total external revenue | -39 | -116 | -54 | - | - | 209 | - | - |
| Internal revenue | -52 | -42 | -43 | -6 | -3 | -277 | - | -423 |
| Total revenue | -91 | -158 | -96 | -6 | -3 | -68 | - | -423 |
| Jan-Dec 2024 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK in millions | Sweden | Finland | Norway | Lithuania | Estonia | Other operations |
Elim. | Total |
| Other mobile service revenue | -170 | -466 | -212 | - | - | 848 | - | - |
| Mobile service revenue | -170 | -466 | -212 | - | - | 848 | - | - |
| Other service revenue | -5 | - | -1 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Total service revenue | -175 | -466 | -213 | - | - | 854 | - | - |
| Total external revenue | -175 | -466 | -213 | - | - | 854 | - | - |
| Internal revenue | -137 | -175 | -147 | -26 | -15 | -1,094 | - | -1,593 |
| Total revenue | -313 | -640 | -360 | -26 | -15 | -240 | - | -1,593 |
| Jan-Mar 2024 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK in millions and employees |
Other | |||||||
| Sweden | Finland | Norway | Lithuania | Estonia | operations | Elim. | Total | |
| CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, spectrum and right-of use assets |
-13 | -48 | -6 | - | - | 67 | - | - |
| Employees | 241 | 61 | 32 | 43 | 19 | -396 | - | - |
| Jan-Dec 2024 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK in millions and employees |
Sweden | Finland | Norway | Lithuania | Estonia | Other operations |
Elim. | Total |
| CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, spectrum and right-of use assets |
-100 | -190 | -41 | 0 | 0 | 331 | - | - |
| Employees | 236 | 58 | 36 | 43 | 19 | -392 | - | - |
| Dec 31, 2024 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK in millions | TV and | Other | |||||||
| Sweden | Finland | Norway | Lithuania | Estonia | Media | operations | Unallocated | Total | |
| Segment assets | -1,960 | -4,882 | -550 | -19 | -60 | -22 | 5,747 | 1,746 | - |
| Segment liabilities | -990 | -900 | -485 | -20 | -60 | -20 | 698 | 1,776 | - |
| SEK in millions | Jan-Mar 2025 |
Jan-Mar 2024 |
Jan-Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total within EBITDA | 139 | -386 | -1,589 |
| Sweden | -13 | -78 | -379 |
| Finland | -24 | -18 | -249 |
| Norway | -1 | -48 | -126 |
| Lithuania | -5 | -8 | -46 |
| Estonia | -1 | -3 | -39 |
| Other operations | -11 | -118 | -928 |
| Subtotal | -56 | -272 | -1,767 |
| whereof personnel redundancy costs | -19 | -153 | -1,280 |
| whereof consultant costs including transformation and integration | -15 | -73 | -231 |
| whereof IT costs including transformation | -7 | -21 | -149 |
| whereof other | -15 | -25 | -106 |
| Capital gains/losses | 195 | -114 | 178 |
| Within Depreciation, amortization and impairment losses1 | - | - | -521 |
| Within Income from associated companies and joint ventures | - | - | 26 |
| Total adjustment items within operating income | 139 | -386 | -2,084 |
1) Full year 2024 includes property, plant and equipment impairments mainly related to copper network assets in Finland and IoT assets in Other operations.
| Jan-Mar | Jan-Mar | Jan-Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEK in millions | 2025 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Total adjustment items within EBITDA, discontinued operations1 | -422 | -370 | 2,846 |
1) Adjustment items first quarter 2025 mainly include impairments related to Film and program rights partly offset by reversed amortizations related to Film and program rights following the classification of TV and Media as held for sale and discontinued operations. First quarter 2024 includes fair value changes in economic hedges of SEK -367 million related to the disposal of the operations and network assets in Denmark. Full year 2024 also includes a capital gain of SEK 3,261 million related to the disposal of operations and network assets in Denmark, see Note 13.
Discontinued operations TV and Media and Denmark are not included in the segment information. Danish units that were not sold are included in Other operations within continuing operations. See Note 13.
| SEK in millions | Jan-Mar | Jan-Mar | Jan-Dec |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20241 | 20241 | |
| Revenue3 | |||
| Sweden | 8,894 | 8,707 | 35,392 |
| Finland | 3,756 | 3,753 | 15,507 |
| Norway | 3,415 | 3,512 | 14,307 |
| Lithuania | 1,366 | 1,331 | 5,618 |
| Estonia | 1,025 | 981 | 4,095 |
| Other operations2 | 1,579 | 1,077 | 6,046 |
| Total segments (Group) | 20,035 | 19,360 | 80,965 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | |||
| Sweden | 3,385 | 3,120 | 13,256 |
| Finland | 1,180 | 1,102 | 4,634 |
| Norway | 1,564 | 1,619 | 6,692 |
| Lithuania | 576 | 511 | 2,121 |
| Estonia | 430 | 404 | 1,683 |
| Other operations2 | 667 | 555 | 2,505 |
| Total segments (Group) | 7,803 | 7,312 | 30,892 |
| Operating income | |||
| Sweden | 1,941 | 1,371 | 6,046 |
| Finland | 325 | 243 | 803 |
| Norway | 555 | 619 | 2,198 |
| Lithuania | 356 | 300 | 1,227 |
| Estonia | 261 | 233 | 939 |
| Other operations2 | 165 | -126 | -378 |
| Total segments (Group) | 3,602 | 2,641 | 10,834 |
| Financial items, net | -769 | -1,221 | -4,600 |
| Income after financial items | 2,833 | 1,420 | 6,234 |
1) Restated, see Note 1. 2) Revenue from the transitional services and equipment sale to the Danish entities sold and related costs are recognized within Other operations. See Note 13. 3) Only external segment revenue. There is no reported internal segment revenue.
| Mar 31, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 20241 | Dec 31, 20241 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK in millions | Segment assets |
Segment liabilities |
Segment assets |
Segment liabilities |
| Sweden | 47,149 | 11,578 | 47,364 | 11,123 |
| Finland | 30,088 | 3,454 | 32,045 | 4,066 |
| Norway | 42,955 | 4,474 | 44,073 | 4,841 |
| Lithuania | 7,476 | 1,459 | 8,109 | 1,736 |
| Estonia | 6,413 | 1,040 | 6,814 | 1,154 |
| TV and Media | - | - | 9,859 | 2,162 |
| Other operations | 26,838 | 7,889 | 27,013 | 8,638 |
| Total segments | 160,919 | 29,894 | 175,277 | 33,719 |
| Assets and liabilities held for sale (TV and Media/Marshall Group) | 9,151 | 2,510 | - | - |
| Unallocated | 26,185 | 104,325 | 28,995 | 111,196 |
| Total assets/liabilities, group | 196,255 | 136,729 | 204,272 | 144,915 |
1) Restated, see Note 1.
| Jan-Mar 2025 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK in millions | Other | ||||||
| Sweden | Finland | Norway | Lithuania | Estonia | operations | Total | |
| Mobile end user revenue | 3,008 | 1,672 | 1787 | 505 | 304 | 479 | 7,755 |
| Mobile interconnect | 108 | 65 | 81 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 287 |
| Other mobile service revenue | 103 | 154 | 216 | 6 | 4 | 243 | 727 |
| Mobile service revenue | 3,219 | 1,891 | 2,084 | 523 | 319 | 732 | 8,768 |
| Telephony | 161 | 21 | 18 | 32 | 19 | - | 250 |
| Broadband | 1,548 | 310 | 382 | 230 | 208 | - | 2,678 |
| TV | 827 | 156 | 391 | 112 | 91 | - | 1,577 |
| Business solutions | 1,100 | 742 | 79 | 114 | 112 | 15 | 2,162 |
| Other fixed service revenue | 660 | 113 | 11 | 102 | 137 | - | 1,024 |
| Fixed service revenue | 4,296 | 1,342 | 881 | 589 | 567 | 15 | 7,690 |
| Other service revenue2 | 274 | 43 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 229 | 573 |
| Total service revenue1 | 7,790 | 3,276 | 2,985 | 1,117 | 888 | 976 | 17,031 |
| Equipment revenue1, 2 | 1,105 | 480 | 430 | 249 | 138 | 603 | 3,004 |
| Total revenue | 8,894 | 3,756 | 3,415 | 1,366 | 1,025 | 1,579 | 20,035 |
1) In all material aspects, equipment revenue is recognized at a point in time and service revenue over time. 2) Revenue from the transitional services and equipment sale to the Danish entities sold is recognized as Other service revenue and Equipment sale within Other operations. See Note 13.
| Jan-Mar 20242 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK in millions | Other | ||||||
| Sweden | Finland | Norway | Lithuania | Estonia | operations | Total | |
| Mobile end user revenue | 3,026 | 1,673 | 1,793 | 463 | 290 | 439 | 7,684 |
| Mobile interconnect | 115 | 52 | 91 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 293 |
| Other mobile service revenue | 101 | 179 | 220 | 5 | 4 | 214 | 723 |
| Mobile service revenue | 3,242 | 1,904 | 2,105 | 481 | 303 | 665 | 8,700 |
| Telephony | 231 | 27 | 17 | 36 | 21 | - | 332 |
| Broadband | 1,530 | 292 | 405 | 216 | 199 | - | 2,641 |
| TV | 720 | 155 | 418 | 106 | 86 | - | 1,486 |
| Business solutions | 982 | 794 | 85 | 102 | 114 | 12 | 2,088 |
| Other fixed service revenue | 693 | 94 | 10 | 112 | 110 | - | 1,018 |
| Fixed service revenue | 4,155 | 1,362 | 935 | 571 | 529 | 12 | 7,564 |
| Other service revenue | 240 | 51 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 135 | 456 |
| Total service revenue1 | 7,637 | 3,317 | 3,063 | 1,058 | 834 | 811 | 16,720 |
| Equipment revenue1 | 1,070 | 435 | 449 | 273 | 147 | 266 | 2,640 |
| Total revenue | 8,707 | 3,753 | 3,512 | 1,331 | 981 | 1,077 | 19,360 |
1) In all material aspects, equipment revenue is recognized at a point in time and service revenue over time. 2) Restated, see Note 1.
| Jan-Dec 20242 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK in millions | Other | ||||||
| Sweden | Finland | Norway | Lithuania | Estonia | operations | Total | |
| Mobile end user revenue | 12,181 | 6,833 | 7,266 | 1,974 | 1,220 | 1,877 | 31,350 |
| Mobile interconnect | 456 | 219 | 368 | 50 | 41 | 34 | 1,168 |
| Other mobile service revenue | 481 | 810 | 1,008 | 32 | 21 | 881 | 3,233 |
| Mobile service revenue | 13,118 | 7,863 | 8,641 | 2,056 | 1,281 | 2,792 | 35,751 |
| Telephony | 810 | 114 | 65 | 138 | 80 | - | 1,208 |
| Broadband | 6,159 | 1,222 | 1,606 | 902 | 830 | - | 10,718 |
| TV | 3,019 | 620 | 1,635 | 435 | 364 | - | 6,072 |
| Business solutions | 3,911 | 3,167 | 327 | 438 | 459 | 60 | 8,362 |
| Other fixed service revenue | 2,789 | 339 | 41 | 451 | 467 | - | 4,087 |
| Fixed service revenue | 16,688 | 5,462 | 3,673 | 2,364 | 2,200 | 60 | 30,447 |
| Other service revenue | 992 | 208 | 89 | 20 | 7 | 907 | 2,222 |
| Total service revenue1 | 30,798 | 13,532 | 12,403 | 4,439 | 3,488 | 3,759 | 68,420 |
| Equipment revenue1 | 4,594 | 1,974 | 1,903 | 1,178 | 607 | 2,288 | 12,545 |
| Total revenue | 35,392 | 15,507 | 14,307 | 5,618 | 4,095 | 6,046 | 80,965 |
1) In all material aspects, equipment revenue is recognized at a point in time and service revenue over time. 2) Restated, see Note 1.
| SEK in millions | Jan-Mar 2025 |
Jan-Mar 2024 |
Jan-Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPEX | 3,929 | 4,131 | 18,305 |
| Intangible assets | 620 | 726 | 3,253 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 2,142 | 2,330 | 10,110 |
| Right-of-use assets | 1,167 | 1,074 | 4,942 |
| Acquisitions and other investments | 21 | 88 | 627 |
| Asset retirement obligations | 21 | 88 | 584 |
| Goodwill, intangible and tangible non-current assets and right-of-use assets acquired in business combinations |
- | - | 40 |
| Equity instruments | - | - | 3 |
| Total investments, continuing operations | 3,950 | 4,219 | 18,932 |
| Total investments, discontinued operations | 31 | 225 | 382 |
| of which CAPEX | 31 | 223 | 380 |
| Total investments | 3,981 | 4,444 | 19,314 |
| of which CAPEX | 3,960 | 4,353 | 18,685 |
As of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively, Telia Company did not hold any treasury shares, and the total number of issued and outstanding shares was 3,932,109,286.
Net debt presented below is based on both continuing and discontinued operations.
| SEK in millions | Mar 31, 2025 |
Dec 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Non-current borrowings | 82,029 | 87,826 |
| of which lease liabilities, non-current | 14,103 | 14,870 |
| Less 50% of hybrid capital1 | -9,218 | -9,720 |
| Current borrowings | 11,620 | 10,108 |
| of which lease liabilities, current | 3,609 | 3,421 |
| Less derivatives recognized as financial assets and hedging non-current and current borrowings and related credit support annex (CSA) |
-4,001 | -4,370 |
| Less non-current bonds and interest rates derivatives at fair value through income statement and OCI | -447 | -1,533 |
| Less short-term investments | -1,627 | -1,119 |
| Less cash and cash equivalents | -8,389 | -9,812 |
| Net debt | 69,966 | 71,378 |
1) 50% of hybrid capital is treated as equity, consistent with market practice for this type of instrument, which reduces net debt.
Derivatives recognized as financial assets and hedging non-current and current borrowings and related credit support annex (CSA) are part of the balance sheet line-items Non-current interest-bearing receivables and Current interest-bearing receivables. Hybrid capital, calculated as nominal amount, is part of the balance sheet line-item Non-current
borrowings. Non-current bonds at fair value through income statement and Other comprehensive income (OCI) are part of the balance sheet line-item Non-current interest-bearing receivables. Short-term investments are part of the balance sheet line-item Current interest-bearing receivables.
No major funding transaction was made during the first quarter of 2025 and no bonds were repaid. Telia Company has good access to capital via European debt capital markets and via commercial paper market if any funding need would be identified.
The credit rating of Telia Company remained unchanged during the first quarter of 2025. Moody's rating for long-term borrowings is Baa1 with a stable outlook. This rating was reaffirmed in March 2025. The S&P Global Ratings' long-term credit rating is BBB+ and the short-term rating is A-2, both with a stable outlook.
| Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial liabilities SEK in millions |
Carrying | Fair | Carrying | Fair | |
| value | value | value | value | ||
| Non-current borrowings | |||||
| Euro Medium Term Notes Program (EMTN) | 42,693 | 44,963 | 47,155 | 50,069 | |
| Hybrid bonds | 18,458 | 19,192 | 19,297 | 20,147 | |
| Other bilateral | 1,889 | 2,091 | 2,020 | 2,257 | |
| Bank loans | 801 | 801 | 846 | 846 | |
| Lease liabilities | 13,900 | 14,870 | |||
| Interest rate swaps | 3,317 | 3,317 | 3,450 | 3,450 | |
| Cross currency interest rate swaps | 764 | 764 | 186 | 186 | |
| Other non-current borrowings | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total non-current borrowings | 81,826 | 87,826 | |||
| Current borrowings | |||||
| Euro Medium Term Notes Program (EMTN) | 7,636 | 7,797 | 5,813 | 6,010 | |
| Bank loans | 51 | 51 | 62 | 62 | |
| Lease liabilities | 3,502 | 3,421 | |||
| Interest rate swaps | 123 | 123 | 117 | 117 | |
| Other current borrowings | 201 | 201 | 695 | 695 | |
| Total current borrowings | 11,513 | 10,108 | |||
| Total borrowings | 93,338 | 97,934 | |||
| Other non-current financial liabilities | |||||
| License fee liabilities and other non-current financial liabilities | 535 | 535 | 733 | 733 | |
| Total other non-current financial liabilities | 535 | 535 | 733 | 733 | |
| Other current financial liabilities | |||||
| Derivatives | 174 | 174 | 93 | 93 | |
| Accounts payable and other current financial liabilities | 14,153 | 14,153 | 19,598 | 19,598 | |
| Total other current financial liabilities | 14,327 | 14,327 | 19,690 | 19,690 |
Other non-current financial liabilities are part of the line-item Other non-current liabilities and Other current financial liabilities are part of the line-item Trade payables and other current liabilities, current tax payables and current provisions in the statement of financial position. For financial assets not measured at fair value in the statement of financial position, the carrying amounts are deemed reasonable approximations of their respective fair values. For information on fair value estimation, see the Annual report 2024, Note C3.
| Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial assets and liabilities by | of which | of which | ||||||
| fair value hierarchy level SEK in millions |
Carrying Level |
Level | Level | Carrying | Level | Level | Level | |
| value | 1 | 2 | 3 | value | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Financial assets at fair value | ||||||||
| Equity instruments | 1,562 | - | - | 1,562 | 942 | - | - | 942 |
| Non-current and current bonds | 2,074 | 954 | 1,120 | - | 2,652 | 2,652 | - | - |
| Derivatives | 1,035 | - | 1,035 | - | 1,691 | - | 1,691 | - |
| Total financial assets at fair value by level | 4,671 | 954 | 2,155 | 1,562 | 5,285 | 2,652 | 1,691 | 942 |
| Financial liabilities at fair value | ||||||||
| Derivatives | 4,378 | - | 4,378 | - | 3,846 | - | 3,846 | - |
| Total financial liabilities at fair value by level | 4,378 | - | 4,378 | - | 3,846 | - | 3,846 | - |
There were no material transfers between Level 1, 2 or 3 in 2025 or 2024. For information on fair value hierarchy levels and fair value estimation, see the Annual report 2024 Note C3 and section below.
Investments classified within Level 3 make use of significant unobservable inputs in deriving fair value, as they trade infrequently. As observable prices are not available for these equity instruments, Telia Company has a market approach to derive the fair value. Telia Company's primary valuation technique used for estimating the fair value of unlisted equity instruments in Level 3 is based on the most recent transaction for the specific company if such transaction has been recently made. If there have been significant changes in circumstances between the transaction date and the balance sheet date, that in the assessment of Telia Company, would have a material impact on the fair value, the carrying value is adjusted to reflect the changes. The table below presents the movement in Level 3 instruments during the year.
The fair value change recognized in other comprehensive income in the first quarter 2025 of SEK 626 million related to revaluation of Telia Company's 9.56% holding in Marshall Group. The investment was revalued in the first quarter 2025 to a fair value of SEK 1,053 million based on a share price of SEK 1,023, which corresponded to the shares price in the sales agreement signed on January 24, 2025, adjusted for the dividend received in March 2025. See Note 13.
| Movements within Level 3, fair value hierarchy SEK in millions |
Equity instruments Jan-Mar 2025 |
Equity instruments Jan-Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 3, opening balance | 942 | 917 |
| Changes in fair value | 626 | 19 |
| of which recognized in other comprehensive income | 626 | 19 |
| Purchases/share issue | - | 3 |
| Exchange rate differences | -5 | 3 |
| Level 3, closing balance | 1,562 | 942 |
| SEK in millions | Mar 31, 2025 |
Dec 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Issued financial guarantees | 361 | 359 |
| of which referred to guarantees for pension obligations | 361 | 358 |
| Collateral pledged | - | - |
| Total contingent liabilities and collateral pledged | 361 | 359 |
On February 24, 2025, Telia Company received a decision from the Norwegian Tax Agency (NTA) in line with previous notification on the tax depreciation period for purchased equipment in Telia Finance Norwegian branch. A payment of the related current tax liability of SEK 212 million will be executed the second quarter 2025. The NTA decision will be appealed.
For information on payment of tax indemnity to Norlys, see Note 13. For other ongoing legal proceedings, see Note C30 in the Annual report 2024.
| SEK in millions | Mar 31, 2025 |
Dec 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Contractual commitments for Film and program rights | 229 | 11,491 |
| Contractual commitments for Property, plant and equipment | 3,982 | 4,839 |
| Contractual commitments for Intangible and Right-of-use assets | 803 | 1,460 |
| Total contractual commitments | 5,015 | 17,790 |
Contractual commitments for Film and program rights in discontinued operations (TV and Media) amounted to SEK 10,588 million per March 31, 2025.
| SEK in millions | Mar 31, 2025 |
Dec 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Accounts payable, continuing operations | 11,405 | 13,287 |
| of which accounts payable under vendor financing agreements1 | 5,511 | 5,565 |
| Accounts payable, discontinued operations | 275 | - |
| of which accounts payable under vendor financing agreements1 | - | - |
| Total accounts payable | 11,680 | 13,287 |
1) The total vendor financing balance is divided by five banks, where the bank with the largest balance represents 34% (48%).
On February 25, 2025, Telia Company signed an agreement to sell its TV and Media business, including the TV4 brand in Sweden and the MTV brand in Finland, to Schibsted Media at an enterprise value of SEK 6.55 billion on a cash and debt-free basis. The agreement is in line with Telia Company's active portfolio management strategy as per the Investor update in September 2024 and focus on growth in its core connectivity business in the Nordic and Baltic regions. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter 2025 at the latest, subject to customary regulatory approvals. The proceeds from the transaction will be used for deleveraging. Through a multi-year partnership, Telia will continue to distribute TV4 and MTV content as part of its TV offering.
Based on the signed sales agreement the sale of TV and Media was deemed highly probable within one year and TV and Media was therefore classified as held for sale and discontinued operations as of February 25, 2025. Following the classification as discontinued operations, an impairment test based on fair value (sales price) less costs to sell resulted in an impairment of SEK 1,936 million net of deferred tax in the first quarter 2025.
The operations and network assets in Denmark were classified as held for sale and discontinued operations since September 15, 2023 and the disposal of Denmark to Norlys was closed on April 2, 2024. Danish units that were not sold are included in Other operations within continuing operations.
On February 25, 2025, Telia Company received a negative tax ruling from the Danish tax authorities and has therefore paid a tax indemnity of DKK 340 million (SEK 503 million) to Norlys in March 2025. The cash flow was presented as Cash flow from other investing activities from continuing operations (outside Free cash flow). The tax ruling will be appealed. No provision has been recognized for the indemnity as the amount paid to Norlys is expected to be repaid since it is deemed probable that Telia Company would win a final tax appeal in court.
On January 24, 2025 Telia Company signed an agreement with HongShan Group to sell its 9.56% shareholding in Marshall Group (Marshall). The transaction was closed on April 8, 2025. Based on the signed sales agreement the investment was classified as held for sale from the end of January 2025.
The Marshall investment (equity instrument) was revalued based on the price in the sales agreement adjusted for dividend received in March 2025, which resulted in an increase of the carrying value of SEK 626 million in the first quarter 2025 that was recognized through other comprehensive income (OCI). The carrying value of the Marshall investment as per March 31, 2025 amounted to SEK 1,053 million. The dividend received in March 2025 of SEK 48 million, was recognized within Financial items, net in the income statement. The sales price received at closing in April 2025 was reduced by the dividend received.
The consolidated statements of comprehensive income for current and comparative periods reflect the split into continuing and discontinued operations, i.e. comparative periods have been restated. The consolidated cash flow statements for current and comparative periods present cash flows for the total group, but with additional information on cash flows from discontinued operations. Free cash flow for the group includes only cash flow from continuing operations. The consolidated statement of financial position presents assets and liabilities to be disposed as held for sale, but comparative periods are not restated. The amounts for continuing and discontinued operations in the consolidated financial statements are presented after elimination of intra group transactions and balances unless the similar types of transactions and balances are expected to continue also after the disposal. Telia Company will continue to distribute TV4 and MTV content as part of its TV offering and related internal transactions and balances are therefore not eliminated.
| SEK in millions, except per share data |
TV and Media Jan-Mar 2025 |
Denmark Jan-Mar 2024 |
TV and Media Jan-Mar 2024 |
Total Jan-Mar 2024 |
Denmark Jan-Dec 2024 |
TV and Media Jan-Dec 2024 |
Total Jan-Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,959 | 1,274 | 1,914 | 3,187 | 1,274 | 8,162 | 9,436 |
| Expenses and other operating income, net |
-1,875 | -1,504 | -2,271 | -3,774 | -1,519 | -8,485 | -10,003 |
| Reversal of depreciation and amortization1 |
402 | 221 | - | 221 | 221 | - | 221 |
| Operating income | 486 | -9 | -357 | -366 | -24 | -323 | -347 |
| Financial items, net | -29 | -12 | -40 | -52 | -12 | -150 | -162 |
| Income after financial items | 457 | -21 | -397 | -418 | -36 | -473 | -509 |
| Income taxes | -104 | 33 | 31 | 64 | 35 | 73 | 108 |
| Net income before gain on disposal and remeasurements |
353 | 12 | -366 | -355 | -1 | -400 | -401 |
| Gain on disposal of Telia Denmark (including cumulative exchange gain in equity reclassified to net income of SEK 61 million) |
- | - | - | - | 3,261 | - | 3,261 |
| Impairment loss on remeasurement to fair value less costs to sell |
-2,291 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Income tax on impairment | 355 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Net income from discontinued operations |
-1,583 | 12 | -366 | -355 | 3,260 | -400 | 2,859 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 137 | 358 | -167 | 191 | 358 | 454 | 812 |
| EPS from discontinued operations (SEK) | -0.40 | 0.00 | -0.09 | -0.09 | 0.83 | -0.04 | 0.78 |
1) Including also amortization of Film and program rights.
| SEK in millions | TV and Media Mar 31, 2025 |
Marshall Mar 31, 2025 |
Total Mar 31, 2025 |
Total Dec 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwill and other intangible assets | 2,803 | - | 2,803 | - |
| Property, plant and equipment | 68 | - | 68 | - |
| Film and program rights, non-current | 1,934 | - | 1,934 | |
| Right-of-use assets | 242 | - | 242 | - |
| Other non-current assets | 353 | 1,053 | 1,406 | - |
| Film and program rights, current | 1,616 | - | 1,616 | |
| Other current assets | 1,082 | - | 1,082 | - |
| Cash and cash equivalents | - | - | - | - |
| Assets classified as held for sale | 8,097 | 1,053 | 9,151 | - |
| Non-current borrowings | 203 | - | 203 | - |
| Non-current provisions | 15 | - | 15 | - |
| Other non-current liabilities | 477 | - | 477 | - |
| Current borrowings | 108 | - | 108 | - |
| Other current liabilities | 1,707 | - | 1,707 | - |
| Liabilities associated with assets classified as held for sale | 2,510 | - | 2,510 | - |
| Net assets classified as held for sale | 5,588 | 1,053 | 6,641 | - |
On March 5, 2025, Telia Company completed the sale of a property related to the copper network in Sweden, which resulted in a capital gain from divestment of property, plant and equipment of SEK 195 million in the first quarter 2025 that was recognized within Other operating income and expenses, net (classified as an adjustment item). The positive cash flow effect from the transaction of SEK 198 million, was recognized as Intangible assets and property, plant and equipment divested (positive impact on Free cash flow) in the first quarter 2025.
The key ratios presented in the table below are based on both continuing and discontinued operations.
| Mar 31, 2025 |
Dec 31, 2024 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Return on equity (%, rolling 12 months)1 | 12.9 | 15.2 |
| Return on capital employed (%, rolling 12 months)1 | 9.7 | 10.2 |
| Equity/assets ratio (%)1 | 29.3 | 25.2 |
| Net debt/adjusted EBITDA ratio (multiple, rolling 12 months) | 2.18 | 2.28 |
| Parent owners' equity per share (SEK) | 14.20 | 14.10 |
1) Equity is adjusted by weighted dividend, see the Annual report 2024 section Definitions for key ratio definitions.
In addition to financial performance measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, Telia Company presents non-IFRS financial performance measures. These alternative measures are considered to be important performance indicators for investors and other users of the Interim report. The alternative performance measures should be considered as a complement to, but not a substitute for, the information prepared in
accordance with IFRS. Telia Company's definitions and explanation of the use of these non-IFRS measures are described in the Annual report 2024. These terms may be defined differently by other companies and are therefore not always comparable to similar measures used by other companies.
| SEK in millions | Jan-Mar 2025 |
Jan-Mar 2024 |
Jan-Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 20,035 | 19,360 | 80,965 |
| Excluded: Equipment revenue | -3,004 | -2,640 | -12,545 |
| Service revenue (external) | 17,031 | 16,720 | 68,420 |
| Excluded: Effects from changes in foreign exchange rates1 | 84 | ||
| Excluded: Effects from acquired and disposed operations | 0 | ||
| Service revenue on a like-for-like basis2 | 17,116 | ||
| Change (%) like for like | 1.8 |
1) Changes in foreign exchange rates refers to full year average rates prior year. 2) Like for like excludes exchange rate effects and is based on the current group structure, i.e. including the impact of any acquired operations and excluding the impact of any disposed operations, both in the current and in the comparable period. See also section Definitions.
| SEK in millions | Jan-Mar 2025 |
Jan-Mar 2024 |
Jan-Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EBITDA | 7,942 | 6,925 | 29,303 |
| Adjustment items within EBITDA (Note 2) | -139 | 386 | 1,589 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 7,803 | 7,312 | 30,892 |
| Excluded: Effects from changes in foreign exchange rates1 | 38 | ||
| Excluded: Effects from acquired and disposed operations | 0 | ||
| Adjusted EBITDA on a like-for-like basis2 | 7,840 | ||
| Change (%) like for like | 6.7 |
1) Changes in foreign exchange rates refers to full year average rates prior year. 2) Like for like excludes exchange rate effects and is based on the current group structure, i.e. including the impact of any acquired operations and excluding the impact of any disposed operations, both in the current and in the comparable period. See also section Definitions.
| SEK in millions | Jan-Mar 2025 |
Jan-Mar 2024 |
Jan-Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income | 3,602 | 2,641 | 10,834 |
| Adjustment items within Operating income (Note 2) | -139 | 386 | 2,084 |
| Adjusted operating income | 3,463 | 3,028 | 12,918 |
| SEK in millions | Jan-Mar 2025 |
Jan-Mar 2024 |
Jan-Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investments in intangible assets | 620 | 726 | 3,253 |
| Investments in property, plant and equipment | 2,142 | 2,330 | 10,110 |
| CAPEX excluding right of use assets | 2,762 | 3,056 | 13,363 |
| Investments in right-of-use assets | 1,167 | 1,074 | 4,942 |
| CAPEX | 3,929 | 4,131 | 18,305 |
| Excluded: Investments in license and spectrum fees and right-of-use assets |
-1,170 | -1,077 | -4,944 |
| CAPEX excluding fees for licenses and spectrum and right of use assets |
2,759 | 3,054 | 13,361 |
| SEK in millions, except ratio | Jan-Mar 2025 |
Jan-Mar 2024 |
Jan-Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPEX | 3,929 | 4,131 | 18,305 |
| Excluded: investments in right-of-use assets | -1,167 | -1,074 | -4,942 |
| Net of not paid investments and additional payments from previous periods |
1,085 | 280 | 176 |
| Cash CAPEX | 3,847 | 3,337 | 13,539 |
| Excluded: Cash CAPEX for licenses and spectrum fees | -147 | -154 | -169 |
| Cash CAPEX, excluding fees for licenses and spectrum | 3,699 | 3,183 | 13,371 |
| SEK in millions | Jan-Mar 2025 |
Jan-Mar 2024 |
Jan-Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash flow from operating activities | 6,338 | 3,972 | 20,114 |
| Cash CAPEX (Intangible assets and property, plant and equipment acquired) | -3,847 | -3,337 | -13,539 |
| Repayment of lease liabilities | -796 | -745 | -2,913 |
| Intangible assets and property, plant and equipment divested | 202 | 7 | 242 |
| Dividends from associated companies and joint ventures | - | 0 | 1 |
| Dividends paid to holders of non-controlling interests | -174 | -175 | -491 |
| Free cash flow | 1,723 | -278 | 3,414 |
| Free cash flow, accumulated previous year | 3,692 | 9,148 | - |
| Free cash flow, accumulated current year | 1,723 | -278 | 3,414 |
| Free cash flow, rolling 12 months | 5,415 | 8,870 | 3,414 |
| Number of shares, weighted average, basic and diluted (thousands) | 3,932,109 | 3,932,109 | 3,932,109 |
| Free cash flow per share, rolling 12 months (SEK) | 1.38 | 2.26 | 0.87 |
| SEK in millions, except for multiple | Mar 31, 2025 |
Dec 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Net debt (Note 7) | 69,966 | 71,378 |
| Adjusted EBITDA accumulated current year, continuing operations | 7,803 | 30,892 |
| Adjusted EBITDA accumulated previous year, continuing operations | 23,580 | - |
| Adjusted EBITDA accumulated current year, discontinued operations | 137 | 454 |
| Adjusted EBITDA accumulated previous year, discontinued operations | 621 | - |
| Adjusted EBITDA rolling 12 months | 32,140 | 31,345 |
| Net debt/adjusted EBITDA (leverage) | 2.18x | 2.28x |
| SEK in millions, except ratio | Jan-Mar 2025 |
Jan-Mar 2024 |
Jan-Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 20,035 | 19,360 | 80,965 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 7,803 | 7,312 | 30,892 |
| Adjusted EBITDA margin (%) | 38.9 | 37.8 | 38.2 |
| SEK in millions | Jan-Mar 2025 |
Jan-Mar 2024 |
Jan-Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 260 | 567 | 1,899 |
| Goods and services purchased | 0 | -378 | -1,009 |
| Personnel expenses | -172 | -189 | -735 |
| Other external expenses | -183 | -24 | -623 |
| Other operating income and expenses, net | -35 | -72 | -143 |
| EBITDA | -130 | -96 | -610 |
| Depreciation, amortization and impairment | - | 0 | - |
| Operating income | -130 | -96 | -610 |
| Financial items, net | -4,211 | -2,092 | 1,837 |
| Income after financial items | -4,341 | -2,188 | 1,227 |
| Appropriations | 485 | 1,749 | 4,304 |
| Income before taxes | -3,856 | -439 | 5,531 |
| Income taxes | -308 | 117 | -86 |
| Net income | -4,164 | -323 | 5,445 |
Revenue decreased to SEK 260 million (567) mainly related to film and program rights, partly offset by transitional services and equipment sale to the Danish entities sold. See Note 13.
Goods and services purchased decreased to SEK 0 million (-378), mainly related to film and program rights.
Other external expenses increased to SEK -183 million (-24) mainly driven by increased group internal costs.
Financial items, net decreased to SEK -4,211 million (-2,092) mainly due to an impairment of shares in subsidiaries, partly offset by foreign exchange rate gains.
Appropriations decreased to SEK 485 million (1,749) due to increased net profit equalization reserve, partly offset by increased group contribution from the subsidiaries.
| SEK in millions | Dec 31, | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Assets | ||
| Non-current assets | 139,830 | 147,095 |
| Current assets | 28,655 | 32,736 |
| Total assets | 168,485 | 179,832 |
| Equity and liabilities | ||
| Restricted shareholders' equity | 15,712 | 15,712 |
| Non-restricted shareholders' equity | 43,252 | 46,736 |
| Total shareholders' equity | 58,963 | 62,448 |
| Untaxed reserves | 5,474 | 5,336 |
| Non-current provisions | 353 | 354 |
| Non-current liabilities | 67,158 | 72,108 |
| Current liabilities and current provisions | 36,538 | 39,586 |
| Total untaxed reserves, provisions and liabilities | 109,522 | 117,384 |
| Total equity and liabilities | 168,485 | 179,832 |
Non-current assets decreased to SEK 139,830 million (147,095). The shares in the subsidiary TV4 Media Holding AB have been tested for impairment based on fair value (sales price) less costs to sell, which resulted in an impairment of SEK 5,551 million. Additionally, non-current assets were affected by decreased non-current internal receivables, divestments of investment bonds and market value changes of derivatives, partly offset by increased shares in associates and other equity holdings.
Current assets decreased to SEK 28,655 million (32,736), mainly due to decreased receivables from group companies referring to group contributions and decreased short-term investments and cash and bank following dividend payment.
Non-current liabilities decreased to SEK 67,158 million (72,108), mainly impacted by foreign exchange rates and interest rates effects on issued bonds and derivatives and reclassifications to current liabilities.
Current liabilities and current provisions decreased to SEK 36,538 million (39,586), mainly due to decreased liabilities to group companies and paid dividend liability, partly offset by reclassifications from noncurrent liabilities.
Telia Company operates across six geographical markets, offering a broad range of products and services spanning telecommunication, IT and media. These markets are competitive and highly regulated. Telia defines risk as anything that could have a material adverse effect on the achievement of the company's goals. Risks can be threats, uncertainties or lost opportunities relating to the company's current or future operations or activities.
Telia Company has an established Enterprise Risk Management Framework that it uses to regularly identify, analyze, assess and report strategic, operational, financial and compliance risks, and to manage such risks as appropriate. The Telia Company Risk Universe consists of a Principal Risk taxonomy, based on the Principal Risk areas and subrisk areas identified and prioritized with Telia Company's Group Executive Management as the most material risks related to the company's objectives and operations. The Principal Risks are assessed and aggregated across the whole company using the Enterprise Risk Management Framework. Risk management is an integrated part of Telia Company's business planning process and monitoring of business performance.
For further information regarding details on risk exposure and risk management, see the Annual report 2024, Directors Report, section Risks.
Stockholm, April 24, 2025
Patrik Hofbauer President and CEO
This report has not been subject to review by Telia Company's auditors.
This report contains statements concerning, among other things, Telia Company's financial condition and results of operations that are forward-looking in nature. Such statements are not historical facts but, rather, represent Telia Company's future expectations. Telia Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions; however, forwardlooking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and a number of important factors could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement.
Such important factors include but may not be limited to: Telia Company's market position; growth in the telecommunications and media industries; and the effects of competition and other economic, business, competitive and/or regulatory factors affecting the business of Telia Company, its associated companies and joint ventures, and the telecommunications and media industries in general. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made, and, other than as required by applicable law, Telia Company undertakes no obligation to update any of them in the light of new information or future events.
Adjustment items: Comprise of capital gains and losses, impairment losses, restructuring programs (costs for phasing out operations and personnel redundancy costs and costs for major group wide business transformations) or other costs with the character of not being part of normal daily operations.
ARPU: Average revenue per user.
Broadband revenue: External revenue related to fixed broadband services.
Business solutions revenue: External revenue related to fixed business networking and communication solutions.
CAGR: An abbreviation of "Compound Annual Growth Rate".
CAPEX: An abbreviation of "Capital Expenditure". Investments in intangible and tangible non-current assets and right-of-use assets, but excluding goodwill, intangible and tangible non-current assets and right-of-use assets acquired in business combinations, film and program rights and asset retirement obligations.
CAPEX excluding right-of-use assets: CAPEX excluding right-of-use assets.
EBITDA: An abbreviation of "Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization." Equals operating income before depreciation, amortization and impairment losses and before income from associated companies and joint ventures but including amortization and impairment of film and program rights.
Employees: Total headcount excluding hourly paid employees.
Equipment revenue: External equipment revenue.
Free cash flow: From continuing operations: cash flow from operating activities, intangible assets and property plant and equipment acquired (Cash CAPEX) and divested, dividends paid to holders of noncontrolling interests and repayment of lease liabilities.
Free cash flow per share, rolling twelve months: Free cash flow from continuing operations on a rolling twelve-month basis, divided by number of shares, weighted average, basic and diluted.
Internal revenue: Group internal revenue.
Like for like (%): The change in revenue, external service revenue and adjusted EBITDA, excluding exchange rate effects and based on the current group structure, i.e. including the impact of any acquired operations and excluding the impact of any disposed operations, both in the current and in the comparable period.
Mobile end user revenue: External revenue related to voice, messaging, data, value added services and content (including machineto-machine).
Mobile Interconnect: External revenue related to mobile termination.
Net debt: Interest-bearing liabilities (including derivatives that are liabilities and used to hedge risks in borrowings) plus liabilities for derivatives used to hedge risks in the bonds and short-term investments portfolio, less derivatives recognized as financial assets and used to
hedge risks in borrowings, less collateral received under credit support annex (CSA), less 50% of hybrid capital calculated as 50% of nominal amount (which, consistent with market practice for the type of instrument, is treated as equity), less non-current bonds, less short-term investments, less derivatives that are assets and used to hedge risks in the bonds and short-term investments portfolio and less cash and cash equivalents.
Net debt/adjusted EBITDA ratio (leverage): Net debt divided by adjusted EBITDA rolling 12 months and excluding disposed operations.
Number of sites: Total number of sites with masts or towers.
OCI: An abbreviation of "Other Comprehensive Income".
Other fixed service revenue: External revenue of fixed services including fiber installation, wholesale and other infrastructure services.
Other mobile service revenue: External revenue related to visitors' roaming, wholesale and other services.
Return on capital employed (ROCE): Operating income, including impairments and gains/losses on disposals, plus financial revenue excluding foreign exchange gains expressed as a percentage of average capital employed.
Service revenue: External revenue excluding equipment sales.
Telephony revenue: External revenue related to fixed telephony services.
Tenancy ratio: Average number of customers per site.
TV revenue: External revenue related to TV services.
Interim report January-June 2025 July 18, 2025
Interim report January-September 2025 October 23, 2025
Year-end report January-December 2025 January 29, 2026
Interim report January-March 2026 April 24, 2026
This information is information that Telia Company AB is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication at 07.00 CET on April 24, 2025.
Telia Company AB (publ) Corporate Reg. No. 556103-4249 Registered office: Stockholm Tel. +46 771 990100 www.teliacompany.com
Telia Company interim report January – March 2025 Q1
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